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Sword Art Online [spoilers]
Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti
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By Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti 2012-10-02 22:46:00
Why is this so awesome?
By volkom 2012-10-02 22:56:03
cuz asuna kicks ***
By Enuyasha 2012-10-02 23:26:13
that, and i think it speaks to all the MMO gamer types out there who are mashing the nostalgia button.
It IS very accurate to the whole "MMO game world" premise. Dot.Hack did the same thing but it didn't actually look at it in the players PoV it was a story that revolved around this game and this little group of characters and not exactly their experiences. They both are very nice in my opinion, i'd honestly play both MMO's simultaneously if i could<3
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By volkom 2012-10-02 23:28:40
that, and i think it speaks to all the MMO gamer types out there who are mashing the nostalgia button.
It IS very accurate to the whole "MMO game world" premise. Dot.Hack did the same thing but it didn't actually look at it in the players PoV it was a story that revolved around this game and this little group of characters and not exactly their experiences. They both are very nice in my opinion, i'd honestly play both MMO's simultaneously if i could<3
wish i could live in their world :S
Sylph.Kawar
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By Sylph.Kawar 2012-10-03 10:10:11
It probably wont be released in the US. Why?
Quote: wish i could live in their world :S It is sad but i do as well.
Bismarck.Bloodrose
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2012-10-03 10:32:07
Personally, i sat through and watched all 13 episodes in 2 days, which is kind of a stretch for me, since i'm more of a marathon anime guy.
The beginning few episodes were interesting, especially when Kirito is called a "beater" byIkaou or w/e his name is, because he let someone die.
Also, my favorite character is Klein, because he reminds me quite a bit of Sylabus from .hack//roots.
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Sylph.Kawar
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By Sylph.Kawar 2012-10-03 11:15:15
Bismarck.Bloodrose said: »Personally, i sat through and watched all 13 episodes in 2 days, which is kind of a stretch for me, since i'm more of a marathon anime guy.
The beginning few episodes were interesting, especially when Kirito is called a "beater" byIkaou or w/e his name is, because he let someone die.
Also, my favorite character is Klein, because he reminds me quite a bit of Sylabus from .hack//roots. Kirito reminds me of my self there were so many early morning hours that i was like him.Most likely if this game was real and what happened in it was the same i would most likely end up doing it the way he is solo.
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By Asura.Izilder 2012-10-03 11:18:53
1. Heathcliff most prob got his guild to him get his shield like ***
2. Dont think i like his guilds point system either ! He wanted all of the money from the dual with Kirito to go to guild bank (and Heathcliffs next weapon!).. and not split at event.
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By Ragnarok.Chronictreets 2012-10-03 11:29:30
Yeah but even if it didn't cost any money, you know he had them working like dogs to get him those plates, souls, and claws. Plus he prolly 99nd it just because he's cool like that.
By volkom 2012-10-03 11:58:15
Bahamut.Bekisa
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By Bahamut.Bekisa 2012-10-03 12:05:45
Curious to see if Heathcliff turns out to be a botter/cheater or some kind of game mod/GM later on. It's based on MMO's and they're bound to toss cheaters in at some point! That red scene when Kirito says "huh?" during the duel seems like he noticed something wasn't right.
By Enuyasha 2012-10-03 14:41:30
Curious to see if Heathcliff turns out to be a botter/cheater or some kind of game mod/GM later on. It's based on MMO's and they're bound to toss cheaters in at some point! That red scene when Kirito says "huh?" during the duel seems like he noticed something wasn't right.
"I didn't cheat! You must be lagging!" Can see it now.
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Fenrir.Camiie
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By Fenrir.Camiie 2012-10-03 15:14:40
I love this show :] Reminds me of my MMO experiences so much haha.
Especially the highly deranged game developer. Kayaba is almost as evil as Tanaka. Almost...
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By Ragnarok.Chronictreets 2012-10-03 15:23:27
Curious to see if Heathcliff turns out to be a botter/cheater or some kind of game mod/GM later on. It's based on MMO's and they're bound to toss cheaters in at some point! That red scene when Kirito says "huh?" during the duel seems like he noticed something wasn't right.
It was almost like he was able to slow down the game and block the attacks. Maybe it's a special ability like how you can slow down time in skyrim to fire your bow. Or maybe like you said he's all hax.
By Enuyasha 2012-10-03 15:51:13
"First strike mode" but doesnt end when Kirito gets hit by the shield or when Kirito slashes the guild leaders face. Seems Legit.
Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti
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By Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti 2012-10-03 15:59:10
1. Heathcliff most prob got his guild to him get his shield like ***
2. Dont think i like his guilds point system either ! He wanted all of the money from the dual with Kirito to go to guild bank (and Heathcliffs next weapon!).. and not split at event.
Lol old-school dynamis drama.
By volkom 2012-10-03 16:14:55
"First strike mode" but doesnt end when Kirito gets hit by the shield or when Kirito slashes the guild leaders face. Seems Legit.
must've been a knockback
Carbuncle.Haseo
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By Carbuncle.Haseo 2012-10-03 16:15:48
Heathcliff is really the creator of the game and therefore has GM stats.
By Enuyasha 2012-10-03 16:16:42
Heathcliff is really the creator of the game and therefore has GM stats. why did i hit the spoiler Q_Q
By volkom 2012-10-03 16:17:07
Heathcliff is really the creator of the game and therefore has GM stats. why did i hit the spoiler Q_Q
nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
By volkom 2012-10-04 00:14:26
Bismarck.Evilbob
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By Bismarck.Evilbob 2012-10-04 00:26:36
This is really amazing! I've never been much of an anime fan, but I'm hooked now!
Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti
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By Quetzalcoatl.Liadeti 2012-10-05 15:14:23
Yeah, I'm up to ep 12 on crunchyroll, planning on watching the rest sometime this weekend.
Bismarck.Bloodrose
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2012-10-05 15:29:16
It's almost reached the point of creating a religious cult - The Onlinists. SAO can convert people. Evilbob is all the proof we need.
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By volkom 2012-10-05 15:38:06
i just ordered a wallscroll O_o
Bismarck.Bloodrose
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By Bismarck.Bloodrose 2012-10-05 15:55:52
One of the places here in town has some wallscrolls and body pillows - for the hardcore SAO nerd of course.
By volkom 2012-10-05 16:07:46
i'd never gone that far to get a body pillow...
Genre
Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Harem, Romance, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction
In the year 2022, the Virtual reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) Sword Art Online (SAO) is released. With the Nerve Gear, a virtual reality Helmet that stimulates the user's five senses via their brain, players can experience and control their in-game characters with their minds.
On November 6, 2022, all the players log in for the first time, and discover that they are unable to log out. They are then teleported to a place where Kayaba Akihiko, the creator of SAO, issues them a challenge; if they wish to be free and log out of the game, they must reach the 100th floor of the game's tower and defeat the final boss. However, if their avatars die in game, their bodies will also die in the real world. The story follows Kirito, a skilled player who is determined to beat the game. |
Setting • Light Novels • Side Stories • SAO Material Editions • Anime • Characters

Setting
The light novel series spans several virtual MMORPGs, not exclusively the titular world of Sword Art Online.
Sword Art Online
| The first virtual game world, and the setting of the first and second novels of the series. It consists of a giant floating castle called Aincrad, with 100 floors in it, each of which contains a slightly different medieval setting and dungeon with a boss. If the boss is killed the players can proceed to the next floor. It is turned into a death game by its creator Kayaba Akihiko in hopes of creating a true virtual reality. It implements a level based system. Thus, in cases where players with an overwhelming difference in levels face off, one side could very well be invincible compared to the other side. |
Alfheim Online
| The setting for the second arc of the story. It implements the first unique flight system that allows players to fly via wings. Players must choose out of nine different races, known races are: Spriggan, Sylph, Undine, Gnome, Salamander, Cait Sith, Leprechaun, Imp and Puca, each possessing their own strengths and weaknesses. ALO implements a skill based system as opposed to a level based system, in other words all experience is used to increase the skill level with only small health increases. Thus, even lower level players have a chance to win against higher level players. |
Gun Gale Online
| The setting for the third arc of the story. It is a virtual game world with its main focus on guns, although melee weapons like lightsabers and knives also exist. |
UnderWorld
| The setting for the fourth arc of the story. According to Kirito it is, graphically, the most realistic of all VRMMOs to date. The flow of time in UW is faster than the real world (probably a prototype of the accelerated world). Even so, it seems that even Kirito was mislead as to the actual rate of the flow of time so an accurate ratio of the flow of time is, as of yet unknown, or whether the rate changes during the Alicization Arc. However, in the "There is but one ultimate way" side story, the rate is said to be 10000 times that of the real world. |
Light Novels
Reki Kawahara wrote the first volume in 2002 as a contribution for ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Game Novel Prize (電撃ゲーム小説大賞 Dengeki Game Shōsetsu Taishō, now Dengeki Novel Prize), but refrained from sending it in due to exceeding the page limit. Thus he published it as a web novel using the pseudonym Fumio Kunori. Over time he added three further volumes and several short stories. In 2008, he tried again for the prize by writing Accel World and this time won the Grand Prize. Aside from Accel World he was also asked to get his prior work Sword Art Online published by ASCII Media Works. Kawahara agreed and withdrew his web novel versions. The republication as a paper novel began on April 10, 2009. The paper novel excluded chapter 16.5 of the web novel, due to its explicit scene.
| Side Stories
Note: Please be advised that these stories might or might not be canon and might also have details that are slightly different than the volumes above.
Sword Art Online: Material Editions
The Material Edition (ME) series is a series of doujinshis created by Kawahara Reki himself using the pen name "Kunori Fumio" (the same pen name he used when he wrote the web novel of SAO).
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AnimeEpisode Links: Crunchyroll | Links within brackets: Torrent Links |
Characters
I'll write more later~
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